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glycins

glycins is the plural of glycin.

Meaning of glycin

Noun

glycin (countable and uncountable, plural glycins)

  1. A phenolic derivative of glycine, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)glycine, used as a photographic developer.
    • Glycin is a versatile paper developer that produces a strong, deep black on bromide papers and brown to sepia tones on warm-tone chloride and chlorobromide papers.2008, Robert Hirsch, Photographic Possibilities, page 142

Questions about glycins

What is glycins the plural of?
Glycins is the plural of glycin.

Words near glycins in the dictionary

  1. glycines
  2. glycinin
  3. glycinins
  4. glycinohydroxamic acid
  5. glycinol
  6. glycins
  7. glycinuria
  8. glycinyl
  9. glycipan
  10. glycipans
  11. glycitein

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